The fourth WaterVent conference will take place on May 11 in London. The program will feature educational sessions and presentations by water technology entrepreneurs to cleantech venture capitalists, private equity and corporate investors.

The second WaterVent conference will take place on April 12 in Zurich, Switzerland. The program will feature educational sessions and presentations by water technology entrepreneurs to cleantech venture capitalists, private equity and corporate investors. This event builds on the first WaterVent held in October 2010 in Berlin.

Water, our most precious commodity, continues to garner more attention in the media as climate change and increasing demand constrain supplies worldwide. Where are we ahead, where are we behind and what’s next? This conference brings together global leaders and influencers to share best practices and learn more about the intersection of technology driving innovation to solve a pressing world problem which is the energy crisis and limited water supply. This conference is brought to you in partnership with Australia as part of the 'G'day USA 2011 program'.

Opening Keynote by Senator David Cogdill, California State Senate

Other Confirmed Speakers Include:

James Cameron, National Water Commission, Australia

Drew Clark, IBM Venture Group

Dr. Craig Criddle, Stanford University

Jim Davis, SAP

Amol Deshpande, Kleiner Perkins

Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts

Cassie Doyle, Consulate General of Canada

Bill Kocher, City of Santa Cruz Water Dept. CA

Henrik Skov Laursen, Grundfos Water Technology Center

J Patrick McIntyre, ET Water

Tamin Pechet, Banyan Water

Rafael Simon, VantagePoint

Don Wood, Draper Fisher Jurveston

Closing Keynote by Susan Leal, Co-Author of Running Out of Water.

This program will be held from 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM at AMD Commons Auditorium, One AMD Place, Sunnyvale, CA Early-bird registration pricing is available until December 15. Readers of Green VC can also save $10 with code "WATER10". Additional program details and registration is available here.

This event will take place from 8:30am – 5:30pm at the Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University, 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305-6105. Thanks to our friends at SSV, readers of Green VC can receive a 20% discount by using code "GOWEST" (without the quotes) when registering.

WaterVent is a new event focusing on water technology innovations and financing that will be taking place from October 20-21 in Berlin, Germany. There will be educational panel sessions and presentations by water technology entrepreneurs to cleantech venture capitalists, private equity and corporate investors. Complete conference information is available at http://www.WaterVent.com/

This program will be held from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Orrick, 1000 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Thanks to our friends at SDForum, readers of Green VC can receive a $5 discount from the non-member registration price for this event. To receive the discount, please use code "GREEN05" when registering online. For more information:

This program will be held from 6:00 – 8:30 pm at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Thanks to our friends at SVASE, readers of Green VC can receive a $20 discount on the non-member ticket price when registering in advance by following these steps:

The Imagine H2O Prize is a new business plan competition that focuses on solutions to water issues. The 2009 – 2010 competition will focus on water efficiency in agriculture, commercial, industrial or residential applications, such as water demand reduction, improved water use, water recycling and/or reuse.

The total prizes that will be awarded in this year's competition will be $70,000, including cash awards and in-kind services including legal, tax, and accounting services. In addition, winners will receive in-depth business incubation including mentorship, introductions to financiers, potential beta customers, and go-to-market partners.

Additional information on the 2009 – 2010 competition can be found here. The application deadline is November 16, 2009. For more more information:

On July 14, Astia and SDForum will present the latest program in the 2009 Clean Tech Breakfast Series. This program is entitled World Water Crisis: Technology Based Solutions and will feature a panel that will focus on the technologies in areas including water treatment, management, conservation and purification. The panelists for this program will be:

This event will take place from 8:00 am – 10:00 am at SAP, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA. Thanks to our friends at SDForum, readers of Green VC can receive a $5 discount from the non-member registration price for this event. To receive the discount, please use code "CLEAN05" when registering online. Further program information and registration can be found here.